BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson said: "The Fall has proved both a critical and ratings hit for BBC Two and another reminder of the resurgence of drama on the channel. "Obviously we can't give too much away as the first series builds to a gripping cliff-hanger but what we can say is it will be as surprising and intense as the first."

Allan Cubitt, who has also written episodes of Murphy's Law and Prime Suspect, said the two main cast members "played their parts to perfection".